Feminist theatre came into light around the 1970s in conjunction with the feminist political movement that centered around urban areas. A characteristic about this movement emphasized women’s oppression and began to question the power of men in that day in age that is still relevant to this day. Early theatre feminists include: Megan Terry, Roberta Sklar whose works are credited by Open Theatre and Magic Theatre as well as many other forms of experimental theatre that addressed social issues including the Vietnam War and civil rights. Although alternative feminist theatre started to die out in the 1980s, the nation has witnessed the beginning of feminist theory, thought, and criticism that is heard and respected even today. The feminist movement is as loud as it has ever been in American history and with this form of theatre continues to improve, provoke, and inspire a new generation of feminists in its hopes to achieve equality for all wherever one chooses to go in life.